'Medalist' definitions:
Definition of 'medalist'
(from WordNet)
noun
Someone who has won a medal [syn: medalist, medallist]
noun
(golf) the winner at medal play of a tournament [syn: medalist, medallist, medal winner]
Definition of 'Medalist'
From: GCIDE
- Medalist \Med"al*ist\, n. [Cf. F. m['e]dailliste, It. medaglista.] [Written also medallist.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. A person that is skilled or curious in medals; a collector of medals. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A designer of medals. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
- 3. One who has gained a medal as the reward of merit; as, the gold medalist in downhill skiing. [1913 Webster]